cyanbomb
100+ Head-Fier
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I think most of us agree that almost all players currently available for purchase have many things we'd like to see an improvement on. Tell me about some of things you want to see in your IDEAL music player. Focus here is music.
Feel free to indulge in wild audio fantasies.
I'll kick it off:
1. LINE OUT - I believe the LACK of this one feature causes most Head-Fiers to wail and gnash their teeth everytime a nice new player is released. I'm sorry, but even the iPod requires a specialized LOD. Why is it so hard, like the old PDCPs, to just include a 3.5mm TRS jack for line-out?
2. Battery Life - Every player should have a battery life like the Cowon D2.
3. High Quality Chassis - I'd pay extra just to have a higher quality glass/plastic screen and scratch-resistant body without having visit bestskinsever.com. A metal chassis would be nice too. Too many players these days have a throwaway feel about them.
4. Digital Output - If I had to choose, I'd prefer electrical (via a 3.5mm Mono TRS), because opticals don't bend very well, and we're talking about a portable application here.
5. A2DP Bluetooth - Connect to a Bluetooth DAC like the Chordette Gem. 'Nuff Said.
6. Environment Mic - I know this sounds far out; but imagine if your player had a small built-in mic, and a "Mute" button that would instantaneously pause your music and let you hear through the mic. This is not totally nuts because:
i. Sometimes when you have to pull out your IEMs really quickly to talk or respond to someone, the resulting vacuum created when it "pops" out can be uncomfortable or even painful.
ii. Some people take ages to get their IEMs to seal properly, and pulling them out means having to re-fit them. This applies to fast-expanding foamies too.
7. >32GB Flash Memory - I can buy a 128GB thumbdrive, 64GB SD Card, but not a PDP with the same capacity. Ridiculous.
8. Test-tone Generator - 20Hz - 20Khz, and digital pitch pipe. Godsend for musicians. And since it's got a microphone, why not incorporate it for tuning?
Okay, I can probably think of more if I sit here all night.
But let's see what else there is! Ideas, anyone?
Feel free to indulge in wild audio fantasies.
I'll kick it off:
1. LINE OUT - I believe the LACK of this one feature causes most Head-Fiers to wail and gnash their teeth everytime a nice new player is released. I'm sorry, but even the iPod requires a specialized LOD. Why is it so hard, like the old PDCPs, to just include a 3.5mm TRS jack for line-out?
2. Battery Life - Every player should have a battery life like the Cowon D2.
3. High Quality Chassis - I'd pay extra just to have a higher quality glass/plastic screen and scratch-resistant body without having visit bestskinsever.com. A metal chassis would be nice too. Too many players these days have a throwaway feel about them.
4. Digital Output - If I had to choose, I'd prefer electrical (via a 3.5mm Mono TRS), because opticals don't bend very well, and we're talking about a portable application here.
5. A2DP Bluetooth - Connect to a Bluetooth DAC like the Chordette Gem. 'Nuff Said.
6. Environment Mic - I know this sounds far out; but imagine if your player had a small built-in mic, and a "Mute" button that would instantaneously pause your music and let you hear through the mic. This is not totally nuts because:
i. Sometimes when you have to pull out your IEMs really quickly to talk or respond to someone, the resulting vacuum created when it "pops" out can be uncomfortable or even painful.
ii. Some people take ages to get their IEMs to seal properly, and pulling them out means having to re-fit them. This applies to fast-expanding foamies too.
7. >32GB Flash Memory - I can buy a 128GB thumbdrive, 64GB SD Card, but not a PDP with the same capacity. Ridiculous.
8. Test-tone Generator - 20Hz - 20Khz, and digital pitch pipe. Godsend for musicians. And since it's got a microphone, why not incorporate it for tuning?
Okay, I can probably think of more if I sit here all night.
But let's see what else there is! Ideas, anyone?
